Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Materials

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Related Databases

Objective: To enable interested Member States, organizations and
stakeholders to use reliable, up-to-date information and future trends of
nuclear fuel cycle parameters for various purposes, such as policy making,
strategic planning, research/development and planning of uranium and fuel
production and construction of facilities.

Details: Any activities related to the international nuclear fuel cycle
have to rely on the availability of information. As described in the Medium
Term Strategy, the IAEA plays a catalytic role in the international effort to
maintain and increase knowledge, understanding and expertise in the nuclear
fuel field, particularly through the collection and dissemination of scientific and technical
information. Information systems covering databases on uranium deposits, fuel
performance and fuel cycle facilities, and computer models of the nuclear fuel
cycle which forecast future trends such as uranium requirements, spent fuel
arisings, required capacity for storage, separated civil plutonium inventory
and others are very important for various uses in nuclear fuel cycle
activities.

Under this project, there are a number of databases which are maintained and
updated by the IAEA. These are: